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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS FAYOD, OF ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, AND HEINRICH MESTERN, OF MUNICH,GERMANY.

COOLING DEVICE.l

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 434,633, dated August19, 1890. Application tiled December 12, 1889. Serial No. 333,508. (Nomodel.) Patented in Switzerland September 22, 1889, No. 1.451.

.To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANCIS FAYOD, a citizen of the Republic ofSwitzerland, residing at Zurich, Switzerland, and HEINRICH MESTERN, asubject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Munich, in the Kingdom ofBavaria, German Empire, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cooling Devices, (for which Letters Patent have ro beengranted by the Republic of Switzerland, No. 1,451, dated September 22,1889;) and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description thereof, reference heilig had to the drawings, formingpart of this specification.

The invention has for its object improvements in apparatus for coolingapartments and other spaces by means of nozzles and for cooling at thesame time the air confined in a zo room. The rose-heads used in theapparatus in question are generally known,and we shall hereinafterdescribe only improvements by means of which the eitect is increased.The rose-heads heretofore in use producing water- 2 5 spray bymeansofaconical or annular sprayer have the serious inconvenience that theholes or openings through which the water iiows, and which of coursehave to be very iine apertures or a fine annular slot, are easily ob- 3ostructed by the impurities contained in the water, so as to lessen orentirely prevent the intendedeffect ot' the rose.

The present invention has for its object to clear away automatically anyobstructions in 3 5 the openingsby varying the section of the flow, andby varying thereby the velocity of ow, so that when the sprayer makesamovement the stronger-owing stream produces a cleaning action, whereuponthe sprayer turns 4o back into its original normal position. The sprayeris provided for this purpose with an elastic rubber guide. In this kindof roses and in all roses the useful effectr depends from a certainconstant pressure in the rosehead. We make use here ofpressure-reduction valves land of manometers for regulating andobservingthe pressure. A further improvement of the rose consists in thepeculiarities of its construction, having the object 5o producing a higheffect at low expense of water and at moderate pressure of about oneatmosphere. This effect is obtained by means of a water-jet enteringcentrally into the rose and which is changed beforeits exit into anannular jet, becoming gradually smaller and smaller till it is iinallyreduced by a disk into a tine annular j et. The water at its exit partsfrom a body of water not in motion and meets with very little friction.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis 6o a section through therose-head A. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section after line 002, Fig. 1. Fig.

3 Ais a horizontal section after line Q03 0a, Fig. 1. Fig. 4t is a topview of the sprayer. Fig. 5 is a vertical section ot' asprayer ofanother con- 65 struction, and Fig. 0 shows the same in horizontalsection after line x5 an", Fig. 5.

The water coming from the conduit a is reduced by means of the valve aof ordinary construction to a certain pressure (about four 7oatmospheres) for which the rose is constructed. From a the water I iowsthrough pipe a2 into the upper' part h, and from here into the case g ofthe rose, Where it descends and escapes through the aperture g2, whichis throttled in a convenient way by the conical sprayer d, this latterexactly adjusted by means of the nut d', screwing on the threaded rods', so that the fixed pressure of about four atmospheres produces a tinespray of water 8o as soon as the water passing over d escapes from g2.The rod s is upward continued into rod s, the threaded part of which hasa nut f, being vertically guided by ribs g g', Fig. 3, projecting insidefrom thecase. The rods s 8 5 and s are guided in cross-bars e and e. Apipe end or sleeve or bushing c', bearing against f, is fittedtelescopically over another bushcz, placed upon the cross-bar e', sothat c and c2 can glide within each other. A piece 9o of elastic rubberpipe c, constituting a spring, is arranged concentricallyv within bushc2, surrounding rod s. Thus the'said parts c and c2 are supported by thecross bar e'. Whenthe rose-nozzle is regulated in this way, it will workwith precise accuracy under the pressure iixed in advance; but as soonas the opening g2 gets obstructed by the impurities contained in thewater the iow will become irregular and the working will be disturbed.roo I-Iowever, before this can be noticeable the obstruction of theopening g2 produces a slight increase in the pressure, which workin gupon d will push it downward. The push upon d will cause a descent otthe parts f, s, and s', the rubber pipe c yielding by its elasticit-y,and thus `.the section of flow at g2 will become larger for a moment,sufficiently for the now stronger-flowing water to carry away theobstructing impurities and to clean the sprayer d. This being effected,the elasticity of the rubber pipe c pushes the nut f up again, so thatthe sprayer d returns into its normal position. It is obvious that the.best working of the rose -nozzle is obtained at a constant pressure inthe conduit-pipe a' and in the case g. The pressure in the nozzle iseasily observed by means of a manometer b, communicating therewith bymeans of a short pipe b. The pressure is controlled by means of valve a.

Fig. 5 represents the opening g2 throttled by a cone t', placed`upon therod s, and the water runs upon a second cone d, being provided withtangential grooves, Fig. (3, which break the water-jets and produce abetter sprayin g for the purpose of moistening air. The cones (l and 'L'can be placed higher or lower by turni-ng the screw-nut d. The rest ofthe disposition is the same as above described.

Fig. 7 shows a rose-nozzle Bin section, (vertically,) and Figs. 8 and 9are horizontal sect-ions after lines mi x8 and x10, respectively. Thewater arrives through the upper end o, llin g at first the central spaceR, whereupon it flows through the slots f into the annular chamber R.The parabolic body P serves to diminish the section, going graduallydownward, and the disk P', with its sharp-edged periphery nearlyreaching the wall of the ease, produces a quite fine annular jet otwater, which in flowing down butts against the body of water containedin the water-chamber R2 below. The direction ot the water is avertedthereby, and it leaves the rose-nozzle through the opening t in aconical form. By the disposition of the gradual charge of the fullwater-jet into the fine annular jet produced by the disk P, and by meansof averting nearly without any friction the verticallydirected jet intoa horizontal or conical jet, this rose-nozzle, used for the purpose ofventilation, produces a greater effect. The disk P is so arranged as tobe displaced vertically, in order to give it an exact position withregard to the opening t'. It rests, therefore,

upon the pipe end c', sliding in the pipe end or bush c2, both inclosingthe rubber plpe c, which rests upon the nut'm on spindle s. The latteris secured in the case by means of its collar s2 and thumb-nut s3. Anobstruction will here produce, in a similar manner as above described,an automatic cleaning, for the increased pressure working upon disk Ppushes it down, thereby increasing the section ot the outlet-opening,and the strongerlowing water carries away the lmpuritles, whereupon Pgoes up again under the influence of the elasticity of rubber pipe c.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a nozzle, the two telescopic sleeves CC2 and the rubber tube or bushing within them, in combination with afixed cross-bar, .on which they rest, a movable cross-bar, which restson said sleeves and rubber tube, a rod, which is attached to saidmovable cross-piece and passes through said fixed one, and a sprayerattached to said rod, the said sprayer being arranged to leave the endof the nozzle normally open, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a nozzle-body and a sprayer partly closing theend thereof", a stem for said sprayer, extending up within saidnozzle-body, a rubber tube fitting upon said sprayer-stem, a fixed partof the nozzle below said tube, and two telescopic sleeves concentricwith said rubber tube, the upper sleeve being attached to said rod, thelower sleeve being supported on said fixed part of said nozzle, and oneof said sleeves fitting ou said rubber tube, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with a nozzle-body having a spray-opening, a sprayerpartly closing said opening, a 'rod extending from said sprayer withinsaid nozzle-body, a spring su pported on a fixed attachment of saidnozzlebody, and a cross-piece resting on said spring and adjustable onsaid rod to regulate the pressure of said spring, the latter consistingof a rubber tube inclosed within telescopic boxes and fitting on saidrod, substantially as set forth.

FRANCIS FAYOD. HEINRICH MESTERN.

Witnesses:

Il. LoBHARK, A. C. CHOMAIN.

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